Hey ,
Figured i'd start a tips and tricks thread where everyone can post. Ill start off with a few things:
Double tap alt and it locks you into the number and secondary keys.
Same goes for the shift key (arrow pointing up). Double tap is caps lock.
Anybody else got some goodones?
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T-mobile Vision G2 tips and tricks
Hey ,
Figured i'd start a tips and tricks thread where everyone can post. Ill start off with a few things:
Double tap alt and it locks you into the number and secondary keys.
Same goes for the shift key (arrow pointing up). Double tap is caps lock.
Anybody else got some goodones?
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Thanks so much for the tips this is my first slider phone and I really appreciate the thoughtfulness.
Hold the home key while running any program and it will pop up multi tasking. Hope it helps
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When the keyboard is slid open but the phone locks you can use any key on the keyboard to unlock the phone.
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How do you get a reboot? On the G1 it was a three key press. What do you do on the G2?
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Hold search key to activate google voice search
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Hold down alt and long press most keys to get an on-screen menu with more symbol options.
example:
ALT + (long press) j = [, {, <
ALT + (long press) k = ], }, >
If you go to the Swype page at http://swypeinc.com/tips-tricks.html there are a lot of good tips for using Swype that are not in the tutorial.
I use Swype when I'm typing something quickly and don't want to open the keyboard. These tips help a lot.
Also, most people probably know this but... The little dots on the bottom of the screen that shows you which home screen you are on... You can touch them instead of swiping to the next screen. Also if you hold-touch the dots it brings up a small view of all your home screens and you can choose one to get to it quickly.
Bishybob said:
If you go to the Swype page at http://swypeinc.com/tips-tricks.html there are a lot of good tips for using Swype that are not in the tutorial.
I use Swype when I'm typing something quickly and don't want to open the keyboard. These tips help a lot.
Also, most people probably know this but... The little dots on the bottom of the screen that shows you which home screen you are on... You can touch them instead of swiping to the next screen. Also if you hold-touch the dots it brings up a small view of all your home screens and you can choose one to get to it quickly.
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Awesome didn't know that.
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ubiquill said:
Hold down alt and long press most keys to get an on-screen menu with more symbol options.
example:
ALT + (long press) j = [, {, <
ALT + (long press) k = ], }, >
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Damn! Didn't know that! Now the keyboard rocks even more!
denzelnuke said:
How do you get a reboot? On the G1 it was a three key press. What do you do on the G2?
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Press and hold Power + Volume Down + trackpad
CaliLove310 said:
Press and hold Power + Volume Down + trackpad
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Thank you so much for that! I was wondering how and couldn't get it to work.
It's probably in the manual huh? I never read those
Hanging up phone calls with power button
To me its a hassle not having a hard key end call button. Im not use to it yet but I just found out I can set my power key to end my calls wile im on the phone. I think its perfect.
This is how to do it.
Menu > Settings > Accessibility > You will be prompted to download a reader, just press cancel > Check "Power button ends call" and there you have it!
Not sure if anyone knew this.
if you use Launcher Pro you can actually make those quick keys useful. When you're in the assignment menu choose "Activities" (with the Launcher Pro icon) under "more". This will let you choose virtually any app process to launch with the key. For instance: I have one of my quick keys set to activate the Quick Compose feature in Handcent and another to open up the compose dialog in Tweetcaster. Waaaaaay more useful than just launching an app
ubiquill said:
Hold down alt and long press most keys to get an on-screen menu with more symbol options.
example:
ALT + (long press) j = [, {, <
ALT + (long press) k = ], }, >
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Thanks for the tip! awesome!
btw, this also works by just long pressing letters
example:
(long press) e = e with all different accents.
(long press) n = ñ and other accents
The keyboard tip is pretty awesome
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Anyone figure out how to type a carat (^) on the physical keyboard yet?
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elracing21 said:
To me its a hassle not having a hard key end call button. Im not use to it yet but I just found out I can set my power key to end my calls wile im on the phone. I think its perfect.
This is how to do it.
Menu > Settings > Accessibility > You will be prompted to download a reader, just press cancel > Check "Power button ends call" and there you have it!
Not sure if anyone knew this.
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I found that the other day and immediately enabled it lol. Gotta make sure I hang up before I start bad mouthing people.
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my tip. get ADW.Launcher, LauncherPro, or Home++. and useful widgets like the signal strength which lets you know 3G or H network. switch pro is also awesome. make a customizable power control
for those of you that may be unaware:
you can add a Power Control widget to the homescreen (quick access to wifi / gps / bluetooth / screen brightness)...
also there is a Calender widget which displays any upcoming appts & a Google Voice Widget that gives you more functionality than the icon alone.
Accidentally found out that while in an app that has fields, pressing and holding the menu button brings up the keyboard - whether you are in a editable field or not.
For example, click Search button, and press Back to hide the keyboard. Now without pressing the address bar, press and hold the menu key - keyboard pops up.
This has been present in froyo too
oops!
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This is present in every android phone that does not feature a hardware keyboard.
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is there an app to do this? id like to set it so that only one button or possibly the volume button can wake the screen instead of all the buttons
Yeah especially when the power button can wake the phone...and turn it off ! From the lockscreen! Atleast on typhoons build
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there is an app in the market that allows you to set all hardware buttons to actions... specifically for me it allows me to use the volume rocker to lock and also wake the device.
Sorry but i cant place the link but the app is free in android market and is called
'Button Remapper'
when you set the actions just tap apply and the device will automatically hot boot and is all reversible should you want to go back to original config
Yeah, but before try out button remapper I highly recommended a backup of your system. I install it last month and it work. But than, after a normal reboot, all hardware buttons doesn't work anymore. No chance to make it work again even not with the default settings in button remapper.
im not sure if this has been asked, but just flashed over to CM7 and wanted to know how to quickly go back to the home screen, i've been using the back button but its not convenient at times.
Under settings\CyanogenMod Settings\tablet tweeks\choose soft button\ there is an option to add a home button to the soft keys
hit the power button for like three seconds and you get home. if you don't..then add it too the reboot menu or whatever. that is the lifesaver or homesaver
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The method joemm mentioned is correct, but you can also use button saviour from the market, once loaded it puts a very small almost transparent toggle on your screen reguardless of the app your in and once pressed displays home,back, or menu. I love it but what joemm has stated works perfect. I'm just giving options.
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Can someone tell me how to disable the scroll button to stop waking my phone. I only want the power button to wake my device. Thanks, I can't seem to find the answer.
Mytouch 4G Slide
Running CM7.1
AMCJUNGLE said:
Can someone tell me how to disable the scroll button to stop waking my phone. I only want the power button to wake my device. Thanks, I can't seem to find the answer.
Mytouch 4G Slide
Running CM7.1
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You're on CM7 right?
If yes...
Settings-cyanogenmod settings- input settings. Its under the buttons menu
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saranhai said:
You're on CM7 right?
If yes...
Settings-cyanogenmod settings- input settings. Its under the buttons menu
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Yes I am running CyanogenMod-7.1.0-doubleshot-KANG
I do not have any options for the scroll button. There are options for the menu, vol up, and vol down keys.